Which of the following dealt the most devastating blow to the Abbasid caliphate in particular and Islamic civilization in general?
a. Christian crusaders incursions in the Near East
b. Ottoman Turkic conquest of Constantinople
c. Mongol invasion of Mesopotamia
d. US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan after September 11, 2001
e. Portuguese defeat of the Ottoman navy
Answer: c. Mongol invasion of Mesopotamia
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